Hello ladies and gentlemen. Uglycousin is back from his epic cycling holiday. If curious, you may find some snapshots here.

While there are many issues with WoT (I have another topic with the stuff that grinds my gears) surely most of you agree that there are positives as well. Most of us love this game, and form it's EU player base, while some just enjoy hanging back and watching others banter in chat or watch others play. Here are a few of my enjoyable moments:

Random banter in chat. You know those moments. Someone makes a good joke we never heard, or someone tries to [edited]and fails at grammar so bad that even non english speakers can point out his errors.

Random teamwork in randoms. Well, this one is rarer to find, but such a gem when it happens. It does not have to be some purple dude. Even tomatoes can have their good days. But those moments when you find a team that communicates and works together are amazing. Even if not pulling a win, it was a worthy battle. Here's to those people!

Platooning with friends. Have not done it in a good while, but this is still one of the best parts of the game. Works well for a solo player, works well for social people as well.

The (rare) good side of RNG. That KV-2 snapshot while on the move that you managed to land, that pen from the DeathStar against a full hp Godzilla, that AP shell from a Jageroo that only takes the tracks of your light tank ... while so frustrating if on the other side, put a smile on your face if the coin landed the right way.

Meeting forumites in battles. So much fun, be it on the same team, or on the opposite side.

Endgame plays. Managing to trick opponents in those key moments feels quite good. Even if I am the one bested, it was still enjoyable as it was a worthy encounter.

Permatracking and / or circling a tank to death. Dunno about you people, but I do enjoy those moments.

Divebombing people. Do I really have to explain this one?

Shooting the tracks of enemy players who are trying to suicide by drowning and thus claiming the kill. Serves you right, scumbags!

Killing SPGs. Be it SPGs that focused me the whole battle or simply any arties that are on the enemy team ... it just puts a big grin on my face.

Taking out blacklisted members of the enemy team. This simply feels good.

Taking HE shots at the belly of a flipped enemy tank. No comment.

Pulling a winning move. Even if not always being able to rise to the situation and seize the moment, those rare moments when my play make the difference are worth their weight in dinger gold. And I don`t mean finishing top on DMG or XP. Any kind of play that secures the win.

Improving winrate. Maybe I owe this one to previously using XVM, maybe I owe it to being a competitive person. Not sure. But being able to improve my winrate makes me feel a little better about myself. Let's call it my narcissistic guilty pleasure. After being a sub 50% bob many battles, now nearing the 55% winrate mark I feel I managed to get a grasp on this game a bit and that more often than not I can be of some use to any team I end up in randoms.

Tiger Tanks. I am a sucker for Tiger tanks. Like I am sure many of us here are. Shermans are fun also, but Tigers have something special. Therefore I happen to own quite a bit of Tigers in WoT. (Not the Tiger P though, that one is crap, WoT devs are making Ferdinand Porsche twist in his grave).

Reading random trivia about random tanks in the game. Geeky fun, but I do enjoy it.

Seeing (some) members of the WG staff proving over and over that they do care about the state of the game and the community. I think some of you might disagree here, but with all our issues that pop up with the game and missions and what not ... it's easy to forget that a lot of people working for WG put a lot of heart and passion into this. And at the end of the day, they are players just like us. Some good, some bad. Just like us. And we have had a lot of moments when Ph3lan for example solved some lazy mistake of WG during some weekend night hours (I still have a feeling that the SirFoch fiasco was him being thrown under the bus by someone else from WG), or when Kevin passed forward various questions and actually came back with answers, or when Kandly got us compensation for other WG f#ck ups ... and many others. Some of the forumites need to remember that a lot of these people are trying their best to keep us entertained. And that WG is not always out for some quick $$$.

I am sure I am forgetting many other enjoyable moments, feel free to add yours in the comments below.

I also like...nope, i REALLY like you managed to get there without using an e-bike.

I climbed passo sella and pordoi this summer and they're pretty difficult to reach.

I saw so many e-bikers arriving in those places, but i think it's not fair.

Good job once again!

The Alps are full with E-bikes, yea ... but I'm not that old yet. Good ol' classic MTB for me atm.

At Stelvio Pass the italian cook gave us his blessing when he saw that we did not have E-bikes (and some really good pizzas).

In total me and my netter half pedaled around 5000km this summer, with some 60.000 meters ascent/descend difference. A short trip in England, a long 3 week tour in the Carpathians, a tough 2 week tour in the Caucasus and a month long Alps crossing (west-east) with some Danube at the end.

Hello ladies and gentlemen. Uglycousin is back from his epic cycling holiday. If curious, you may find some snapshots here.

While there are many issues with WoT (I have another topic with the stuff that grinds my gears) surely most of you agree that there are positives as well. Most of us love this game, and form it's EU player base, while some just enjoy hanging back and watching others banter in chat or watch others play. Here are a few of my enjoyable moments:

Random banter in chat. You know those moments. Someone makes a good joke we never heard, or someone tries to [edited]and fails at grammar so bad that even non english speakers can point out his errors.

Random teamwork in randoms. Well, this one is rarer to find, but such a gem when it happens. It does not have to be some purple dude. Even tomatoes can have their good days. But those moments when you find a team that communicates and works together are amazing. Even if not pulling a win, it was a worthy battle. Here's to those people!

Platooning with friends. Have not done it in a good while, but this is still one of the best parts of the game. Works well for a solo player, works well for social people as well.

The (rare) good side of RNG. That KV-2 snapshot while on the move that you managed to land, that pen from the DeathStar against a full hp Godzilla, that AP shell from a Jageroo that only takes the tracks of your light tank ... while so frustrating if on the other side, put a smile on your face if the coin landed the right way.

Meeting forumites in battles. So much fun, be it on the same team, or on the opposite side.

Endgame plays. Managing to trick opponents in those key moments feels quite good. Even if I am the one bested, it was still enjoyable as it was a worthy encounter.

Permatracking and / or circling a tank to death. Dunno about you people, but I do enjoy those moments.

Divebombing people. Do I really have to explain this one?

Shooting the tracks of enemy players who are trying to suicide by drowning and thus claiming the kill. Serves you right, scumbags!

Killing SPGs. Be it SPGs that focused me the whole battle or simply any arties that are on the enemy team ... it just puts a big grin on my face.

Taking out blacklisted members of the enemy team. This simply feels good.

Taking HE shots at the belly of a flipped enemy tank. No comment.

Pulling a winning move. Even if not always being able to rise to the situation and seize the moment, those rare moments when my play make the difference are worth their weight in dinger gold. And I don`t mean finishing top on DMG or XP. Any kind of play that secures the win.

Improving winrate. Maybe I owe this one to previously using XVM, maybe I owe it to being a competitive person. Not sure. But being able to improve my winrate makes me feel a little better about myself. Let's call it my narcissistic guilty pleasure. After being a sub 50% bob many battles, now nearing the 55% winrate mark I feel I managed to get a grasp on this game a bit and that more often than not I can be of some use to any team I end up in randoms.

Tiger Tanks. I am a sucker for Tiger tanks. Like I am sure many of us here are. Shermans are fun also, but Tigers have something special. Therefore I happen to own quite a bit of Tigers in WoT. (Not the Tiger P though, that one is crap, WoT devs are making Ferdinand Porsche twist in his grave).

Reading random trivia about random tanks in the game. Geeky fun, but I do enjoy it.

Seeing (some) members of the WG staff proving over and over that they do care about the state of the game and the community. I think some of you might disagree here, but with all our issues that pop up with the game and missions and what not ... it's easy to forget that a lot of people working for WG put a lot of heart and passion into this. And at the end of the day, they are players just like us. Some good, some bad. Just like us. And we have had a lot of moments when Ph3lan for example solved some lazy mistake of WG during some weekend night hours (I still have a feeling that the SirFoch fiasco was him being thrown under the bus by someone else from WG), or when Kevin passed forward various questions and actually came back with answers, or when Kandly got us compensation for other WG f#ck ups ... and many others. Some of the forumites need to remember that a lot of these people are trying their best to keep us entertained. And that WG is not always out for some quick $$$.

I am sure I am forgetting many other enjoyable moments, feel free to add yours in the comments below.

More or less the same, but I would add:

-trolling top tier bouncing their shell in your bottom tier HT (remember bouncing several SkorpionG APCR once in my T-150 or 9 consecutive HEAT shell from a 113 in my KV-4)

-carrying as underdog providing assist or taking out enemy top tier

Also nice trip you had! I saw some of the pics and are really beatyful.

Awesome post! I also love to simply learn from my mistakes and watch replays; it's immensely satisfying to win a game after a carry or good decision making after having learnt it from a skilled player! Btw, stunning photos, got yourself a new Instagram follower

Finding joy? XD I have very few "Joyful" moments in WOT and one of them was yesterday in that.... icy map... you know the weird crashed aircraft carrier map. A T40 polish tank FF my memory right now, went up to the top of the ice arch tried to get a shot on the heavies behind the rock for a quite a while then out of knowere I see him plummet to his death next to an IS-3 I dont remember how the IS-3 reacted but Ik it gave me a giggle. then ofc A RHM drove up the hill at me in my T-34-85M I loaded HE and proceeded to farm his entire HP pool

Wonderful pictures of your holiday! What bike you use? I will have a Salsa Marrakesh flat bar frame delivered tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, which I bought cheaply off Triton Bikes in the UK. They had one medium size left, and I snagged it before somebody else did the same. Will either go with a 2x10 or 3x10 Shimano drivetrain - not quite sure which one quite yet.

Now I also need to figure out if I should go for a set of hand built wheels or if I shall make do with my present ones until next season. I think the second alternative is most likely to be the oone I pick, but time will tell. If I get hold of another (I already bough one) decent 29" MTB with a 3x drivetrain and not Avid brakes I could always use that one for parts. The one I already got I use for what it is intended for. Replacing the Avid brakes is always an option ofc, and a decent set of Shimano hydraulic ones can be had for about €150 including brake discs.

Okay, OT. Sorry.

On Topic:

Your post made me miss the old ELC once again. Dive bombing a T34 ot IS-3 for 250 HP was marvelous. Like a mini Mosquito launching a single volley of rockets against a German battleship hid in a Norwegian fjord before heading off in a stupid speed dodging bullets.

Wonderful pictures of your holiday! What bike you use? I will have a Salsa Marrakesh flat bar frame delivered tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, which I bought cheaply off Triton Bikes in the UK. They had one medium size left, and I snagged it before somebody else did the same. Will either go with a 2x10 or 3x10 Shimano drivetrain - not quite sure which one quite yet.

Now I also need to figure out if I should go for a set of hand built wheels or if I shall make do with my present ones until next season. I think the second alternative is most likely to be the oone I pick, but time will tell. If I get hold of another (I already bough one) decent 29" MTB with a 3x drivetrain and not Avid brakes I could always use that one for parts. The one I already got I use for what it is intended for. Replacing the Avid brakes is always an option ofc, and a decent set of Shimano hydraulic ones can be had for about €150 including brake discs.

Canyon Strive CF, with 27.5 wheels... This is my current MTB. Not going more into the setup as recently I got to the conclusion that whatever bike one can afford, that is the best bike for that person if he/she is having fun while riding it.

These days it's hard to get buyers remorse, all bikes are good. I went for Canyon because they have very good value for money, and you can get a bike a lot cheaper than from some other brands with the same setup.

Also, they are quite good.

Mr_Burrows, on 10 September 2018 - 04:32 PM, said:

Your post made me miss the old ELC once again. Dive bombing a T34 ot IS-3 for 250 HP was marvelous. Like a mini Mosquito launching a single volley of rockets against a German battleship hid in a Norwegian fjord before heading off in a stupid speed dodging bullets.

Yea, for me the tier 5 VK Leopard still puts a smile on my face. Bombing about and going tat-tat - tat-tat - tat-tat - tat-tat on someone's rear or side is still quite fun.